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Certain Police Officers III in special or hazard pay situations (Police Officer III+1s) are denoted by a Police Officer III insignia and star. These roles can include traffic follow-up investigators, canine training officers, SWAT platoon element leaders, and Senior Lead Officers who coordinate geographical areas.
But even taking out the $200,000 one-time retirement bonuses to 100 police officers, Ginther still ranked only 30th among the total highest-paid city employees in 2022.
A police officer (also called a policeman (male) or policewoman (female), a cop, an officer, or less commonly a constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel. [1]
Average officer pay was $118,000 in 2014. [13] By law, salaries are set by an average of the five largest police departments in the state. [14] In 2012, the top paid CHP officer received $483,581, 44 other officers earning over $200,000, and over 5,000 officers receiving over $100,000. [14]
Wyoming. Employment per 1,000 jobs: 4.213. Median hourly wage: $30.82. Median annual pay: $64,100. Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed occupational data for police officers for ...
First attested in English in the early 15th century, originally in a range of senses encompassing '(public) policy; state; public order', the word police comes from Middle French police ('public order, administration, government'), [10] in turn from Latin politia, [11] which is the romanization of the Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeia) 'citizenship, administration, civil polity'. [12]
Officer resignations were up 47% in 2022 compared to 2019—the year before the pandemic and Floyd’s death—and retirements are up 19%, according to a survey of nearly 200 police agencies by ...
The Metropolitan Police Department was Established on August 7, 1808, five years after St. Louis became part of the United States. The department was created with only four officers, who received no pay.